Hame-tug attachment.



PATENTED JULY 25,1905.

J. F. MILLS.

HAME TUG ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANlE-TUG ATTACH NIENT.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

atented July 25, 1905.

Application had May 20,1904. serai No. 208,863.

0 LIZ whom, if may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRANKLIN MILLS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Montgomery and Stateof Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHaine-Tug Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to hame-tug attachments or connecting devices forsecuring the forward end of the tugs to the hames of harness; and itconsists of certain novel features of combination and construction ofparts, the preferred form whereof will be hereinafter fully set forth,and pointed out in the claim.

The main object of my invention, among others, is to provide a simplethough reliably efficient connecting appliance whereby the tug may bereadily secured to thehame and easily removed from engagement therewithas desired.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent,reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are made a partof this application, and in which- Figure l shows my invention completeas applied to use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of myhame-tug attachment. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of parts of myinvention separated from each other and from the hame and tug, and Fig.4 is a detail sectional view of a slightly-modified means of securingthe tug attachments to the hame.

For convenience of reference to the various parts of my invention andcooperating accessories numerals will be employed, the samenumeral-applying to a similar part throughout the several views.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, l designates the collar ofthe usual or any preferred construction, while 2 indicates one of thehames of the harness, and 3 shows the harness-tug. The forward end ofthe tug is inserted between the branches 4 and 5 of my tug-terminalmember 6, said member having upon its forward end the right-angledextension 7, provided with a head 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.The head 8 is of proper size to fit loosely in the opening 9, providedin the member or clip l0, and in order to accommodate the stem orextension 7 I provide the slot 11, extending from the rear side of theopening 9, and it is therefore obvious that when the head or member 8 ispassed through the aperture 9 the stem 7 will be received by said recessand prevented from casually slipping out until it is moved forward tothe front end of the slot so that the head 8 will again be received bythe opening 9, as will be obvious.

In order to more readily secure the end of the tug 8 between thebranches 4 and 5, I prefer to provide a plurality of ratchets or teethl2, each tooth being so formed as to permit the end of the tug to bereadily inserted between the members 4 and 5, but will prevent awithdrawal thereof after it has once been located in proper position,suitable rivets 13 being passed through the openings 14 to provideadditional means for holding the tug in position.

The forward end of the member l() is shaped in the form of a curvedlip-like member 15, which latter is intended to be welded directly tothe hame 2 at a proper point, or said lip may extend entirely around thehame at this point, if preferred, and as lshown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 4 it will be seen that the lip l5 is of suflcient length to wrapentirely around the hame 2 and the edge thereof bent in engagement withthe body portion l0, where it is t0 be secured in place by a rivet orscrew 16. If this construction is adopted, it will render the clip ormember lO easily adjustable relative to the longitudinal extent of thehame, thus making it possible to properly distribute the strain or loadplacedupon the collar of the animal so that it will come at the desiredpoint.

It is thought that by properly shaping the members or teeth 12 the endof the tug will be reliably held in place between the members 4 and 5.

The various parts of my invention may be very cheaply and expeditiouslymanufactured and each assembled in its respective operative position,and while I have described the preferred combination and construction ofparts deemed necessary in materializing my .invention I desire tocomprehend in this application all substantial equivalents andsubstitutes.

As seen clearly in Figs. Q and 3, the body portion 10 is tapered orwedgeshaped in cross-section, so that the head 8 of the rightangledextension 9, together with the increased thickness of the said bodyportion, will serve as a cam to draw the parts together curved portionl5 conforming to the haine and closely embracing the same and havingalso an opening' of proper size to loosely receive said head 8 and witha slot 1l of less width to receive said extension, 7 the body portion.of the member 10 being tapered substantially as and for the purposespecilied.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES FRANKLIN MILLS.

litnesses:

lV. A MoNAT'r, T. B. DENMARK.

